BELTSVILLE – Beltsville and Calverton neighborhoods are getting early visits from Santa as part of the Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department’s annual “Santa Tour,” scheduled to continue over several more nights before Christmas

BALTIMORE – The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted Friday to adopt a new strategic plan for the next decade that aims to raise the state’s college completion rate, increase the number of science and technology graduates, and incorporate more technology into student learning

ANNAPOLIS – A regulation that would base 50 percent of teacher evaluations on “student growth” in order to secure federal funds was rejected by a legislative committee because it “took away the flexibility” of local school systems and required feedback that “never happened,” said Sen

BOWIE – With Gov

ANNAPOLIS – A report released by several public health organizations Wednesday ranked Maryland’s funding of its anti-tobacco program 34th in the country

ANNAPOLIS-Prince George’s County is in the early stages of addressing how to help Hispanic children and other English-language learners gain more early childhood education so they are better prepared for kindergarten

ANNAPOLIS – The state has a “huge unfunded liability for health benefits,” Barbara A

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WASHINGTON – President Obama called community colleges “the unsung heroes of America’s education system” at the first White House Summit on Community Colleges Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS -Higher education institutions throughout the state are in the early stages of helping minority, low-income, and male students boost their retention and graduation rates in an effort to get them caught up with the rest of the students on campus